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Employers' attitudes toward persons with disabilities in the workforce: Myths or Realities? (Article)

Focus on Autism and Other Developmental DisabilitiesVOLUME 17, NUMBER 1, Spring 2002

A review of literature on employers' attitudes toward workers with disabilities was completed. Factors that may affect employers' attitudes toward persons with disabilities in the workforce are provided, as well as a description of the methodologies used in the investigations. Although several key themes emerge, decades of employer attitudinal research has generally produced inconsistent findings due to variations in research design.